This Sunday, the new edition of the Australian Open will begin in Melbourne, and it will do so in the absence of Rafa Nadal. The former world number 1 had to pack his bags and head home after picking up an injury in his Brisbane tournament quarter-final match against Jordan Thompson.
Undoubtedly, a bucket of cold water for the Balearic player in the process of his recovery after almost a year due to a hip injury, although Everything seems to be terrible.
And that’s it, According to Diario de Mallorca, there is optimism in the tennis player’s team. After undergoing an MRI, it was found that the injury was only a muscle problem and there was no tendon involvement, which could have worried him.
So things, Nadal and his team plan to rest at home for the next few days and resume training as soon as possible. face his new reappearance which, in principle, is scheduled for March 3, the day on which he will play an exhibition match in Las Vegas against Carlos Alcaraz, although It is not ruled out that he will choose to test himself in a previous tournament, such as Acapulco.
The next event is the Indian Wells Masters 1000 before the important moment for the champion of 22 Grand Slam titles, the clay court season that starts in April with the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo.
“Within the sad news for me that I won’t be able to play in front of the incredible Melbourne crowd, This is not bad news and we all remain positive about the evolution of the season. “I really wanted to play here in Australia and I have the opportunity to play some matches that have made me very happy and positive,” Nadal wrote on his Twitter account after learning that he would miss the Australian Open.
His absence in Melbourne will cost Nadal the 45 points he added last yearso he will stay in his locker with the 50 points earned last week.
That would take you out of about 200 positions on the way back to around position 650.the ranking is more or less where 2023 ended and the current campaign began.
Source: La Verdad
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